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Autor:
Jennifer P. Russell, Micah St. Germain, Steve D. Osborn, Todd L. Schmitt, Kelsey E. S. Herrick, Todd Robeck
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 11 (2024)
Killer whales are an important sentinel species and developing non-invasive methods of health assessments might provide insight for understanding how wildlife health is influenced by ecosystem change. Rectal temperature (RT) is a proxy for core body
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/41a841d1caef43f69cf39381e20fda35
Autor:
Todd L. Schmitt, Judy St. Leger, Ben A. Inglis, Isabella Michal, Nancy Stedman, Hendrik H. Nollens, Sophie Dennison-Gibby, Kelsey Herrick, Elsburgh O. Clarke, Alexandra Mena, Peter F. Cook
Publikováno v:
Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 665-679 (2023)
Many wild otariids (sea lions and fur seals) strand along the California coast annually with seizures following presumed exposure to harmful algal blooms (HABs). This is a long-term case study of a stranded subadult male Guadalupe fur seal (Arctoceph
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/ad48ea7e1e424b439b9dfdc38a50431a
Publikováno v:
Animals, Vol 14, Iss 13, p 1867 (2024)
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are experiencing increasing environmental pressures, with some ecotypes being identified as endangered, and the development and validation of non-invasive health assessment tools is critical for assessing the well-being o
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/37b609b08a8f4202a9eac92c130f664b
Autor:
Ellison D. Aldrich, Dean A. Hendrickson, Todd L. Schmitt, Hendrik H. Nollens, Gisele Montano, Karen J. Steinman, Justine K. O’Brien, Todd R. Robeck
Publikováno v:
Life, Vol 14, Iss 1, p 105 (2024)
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) face a number of challenges that threaten the survival of the species. Captive breeding represents one essential facet of species conservation, but aspects of the polar bear’s reproductive physiology, such as follicle
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/bf26ab09168848349e185a781f5389df
Autor:
Todd L. Schmitt, Caroline E. C. Goertz, Roderick C. Hobbs, Steve Osborn, Stacy DiRocco, Heidi Bissell, William S. Harris
Publikováno v:
Oceans, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 464-479 (2022)
This investigation compared the fatty acid (FA) levels found in erythrocyte (RBC) membranes, plasma, whole blood (WB), and blubber from wild Alaskan (Bristol Bay) belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) (BBB, n = 9) with oceanaria-based belugas (OBB, n = 14)
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e0cb5adc09e542efb7a5e5ed5c6e4e40
Autor:
Ashley Barratclough, Roberto Sanz-Requena, Luis Marti-Bonmati, Todd L Schmitt, Eric Jensen, Daniel García-Párraga
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 9, p e0222722 (2019)
Accurate age estimation in wildlife conservation is an important diagnostic tool in the interpretation of biological data, necropsy examination, reproductive status and population demographics. The most frequently utilized methods to age bottlenose d
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/bde2d540548f4b3bad3bf1f11c476bde
Publikováno v:
Marine Mammal Science.
Autor:
Todd L. Schmitt, Pádraig J. Duignan, Megan E. Moriarty, Christine K. Johnson, Catherine T. Gunther-Harrington, Michael J. Murray, Cara L. Field, Lance Adams, Melissa A. Miller
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Veterinary Research. 82:529-537
OBJECTIVE To compare serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentrations between sea otters with and without cardiomyopathy and describe 2 cases of cardiomyopathy with different etiologies. ANIMALS 25 free-ranging southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nerei
Autor:
Caroline E. C. Goertz, William Van Bonn, Lisa Hartman, Manuel Castellote, Dennis Christen, Tonya M. Clauss, Brett Long, Steve Aibel, Tracy A. Romano, T. Aran Mooney, Steve Osborn, Allison D. Tuttle, Eric Gaglione, Kathy Burek-Huntington, Tim Binder, Carey Richard, Sophie Dennison-Gibby, Eric Otjen, Todd L. Schmitt, Jennifer E. Flower, Teresa K. Rowles, Kathy Woodie
Publikováno v:
Polar Research, Vol 40, Pp 1-16 (2021)
Given the remote, rugged areas belugas typically inhabit and the low rehabilitation success rate with any cetacean, it is rare to have the opportunity to rescue a live-stranded beluga. The Alaska SeaLife Center cared for two stranded beluga calves wi
Autor:
Todd L. Schmitt, Lara Croft, Michelle Davis, Judy St. Leger, Stacy DiRocco, Steven Osborn, Scott Gearhart, Hendrik H. Nollens
Publikováno v:
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 52
Neutrophils are one of the initial cell lines of protection against pathogens, and when their concentrations in the blood are low, animals are highly susceptible to infections. Neutropenia has been reported in cetaceans secondary to administration of